Lillie Keenan Quotes

But then it hasn't really been a focus of our government to make us an educated people. ~ Maynard James Keenan

While Roberts wanted to give the impression he respected the right to privacy and the precedent of Roe vs. Wade, his answers look dangerously similar to the responses (Associate Justice) Clarence Thomas gave senators during his confirmation hearings 14 years ago. ~ Nancy Keenan

But I'm a hot-blooded Italian by nature. Whatever the situation you present, I'm going to make something out of it. ~ Maynard James Keenan

If he (George Keenan)felt on occasion more than a little uncomfortable when being listened to, then he was truly unhappy when not being listened to. ~ David Halberstam

I feel like there's no real innovation in having some music. It's more just unique personalities and unique expressions, and you being able to tell your story. ~ Maynard James Keenan

I shall fulfill my contract, no more nor less. ~ Lillie Langtry

She thought it an odd dream to have, but also knew that there were as many ideas for happiness as there were drops of water in all the oceans of the world. ~ Donna C. Keenan

Up until the mid twentieth century the mountain gorilla was considered a myth. Oddly enough, a legend not unlike bigfoot or the loch ness monster. The chance of actually seeing/experiencing this elusive shadow was as likely as finding ones soulmate. Rare. Precious. Even once discovered they seemed unapproachable. The only way to get close to this magnificent creature was to become empathetic. Abandon all pretense and preconceptions. To bare an open throat. To collapse into the arms of vulnerability. All but extinct, these beings/moments are threatened by the black hearted. The cold and oblivious. The empty eyed profit seekers that overlook these rare precious moments. ~ Maynard James Keenan

I believe that when you go into a gallery or a museum, the most powerful pieces are the ones that don't have the words in the corner that distract you from the larger piece. ~ Maynard James Keenan

I have always been willing to take the blame for the things I have done. ~ Lillie Langtry

After all, in today's music scene every band seems to steal from other bands. ~ Maynard James Keenan

There are people who are like monkeys in a cage just hitting the coke button. They don't really get that for [musicians and artists] to do these things, they have to fund them. They have to have something to pay the rent. ~ Maynard James Keenan

We're five people, five individuals who came together to create something, to make music and to complete each other musically, to form a perfect circle. ~ Maynard James Keenan

Life feeds on life ... feeds on life feeds on life ... this is neccesary ... this is necessary life feeds on life ... feeds on life ~ Maynard James Keenan

Everything we release with Tool is inspired by our music. ~ Maynard James Keenan

Prescott National Forest is right on the edge of my home in Arizona. ~ Maynard James Keenan

Keenan. Keenan. Keenan. My mind is filled with him. He has guided me, fought for me, stayed with me. And in doing so, his aloofness has given way to a potent, unspoken love I feel whenever he looks at me. I silence the voice within and take his hand. Every other thought grows distant as calm settles over me, a peace I haven't felt in months. Without looking away from him, I guide his fingers to the buttons of my shirt, pulling open one, then another, leaning forward as I do so. "No," I whisper against his ear. "I don't want you to stop. ~ Sabaa Tahir

You already gave me forever, Aislinn. I'm asking for a chance at right now. ~ Melissa Marr

By the time Gilbert and I reached home we felt like two hydrants in unfortunate proximity to a kennel. ~ Joe Keenan

I always knew that I wanted to be creative, that I wanted to create something. ~ Maynard James Keenan

94. Fuck smiley glad hands with hidden agendas. ~ Maynard James Keenan

One hundred eighty days, Aislinn. Seth's been gone for one hundred eighty days, and I've watched you try to pretend it doesn't hurt for every one of them. Can't I try to make you happy? ~ Melissa Marr

I think the media made Manson, turned him into some larger than life figure and surrounded him with mystery and some shady glamour. ~ Maynard James Keenan

You can grow grapes in almost any part of the world. You just have to develop your palate enough to realize wine is an expression of the place where you make it. You don't have to take over the world; just be an artist and express your area. ~ Maynard James Keenan

There is still a future with music, because people want music. ~ Maynard James Keenan

Mortals don't see the fey. Donia smiled wryly: if they did, Keenan would never have convinced any of them to trust him. ~ Melissa Marr

My husband is a general's chauffeur somewhere in France. ~ Lillie Langtry

I took up knitting from time to time as a relaxation, but I always put it down again before going out to buy a rocking chair. ~ Beatrice Lillie

I still dream that it was you. No matter how many times I've looked, in my dreams it's always been you who were meant to be my queen. ~ Melissa Marr

Everything revolves around the music when it comes to Tool. ~ Maynard James Keenan

Keenan was staring at her, too intently for comfort. "I don't know why certain people shine for others. I don't know why you and not someone else." He gently pulled her forward and whispered, "But it's you I think of when I wake each morning. It's your face in my dreams."
Aislinn swallowed. That would seem odd even if he were normal. And he wasn't. What he was-unfotunately-was completely serious. ~ Melissa Marr

Reading is more of a left-brain process, and listening to music is a right-brain function. ~ Maynard James Keenan

You know its more than that. I know now that it was right that I didn't find my queen all these years. Waiting for you was worth everything that I thought I couldn't endure. ~ Melissa Marr

I have known great things and wonderful persons, and I have known homage. ~ Lillie Langtry

[Keenan] 'What am I going to do?' He sank to the floor.
[Donia] 'Hope that some of us are kinder to you than you've been to us,' she whispered. Then, before she could soften again, she walked away and left the Summer King kneeling in her foyer. ~ Melissa Marr

It was so kind of you to mention that I don't wear stays. What's the point? If you squeeze it in at one point, it only comes out at the other. ~ Lillie Langtry

...music, if it really resonates, will beat somewhere right near your heartbeat. That music will make sense to you...because it's in rhythm with your soul. ~ Maynard James Keenan

I'm not afraid. I never liked long last acts. ~ Lillie Langtry

The most grievous wrong of that day ... was to be found in the establishment of the celibacy of the clergy ... This hideous doctrine of a celibate priesthood was maintained only by a constant struggle against the better and truer instincts of the heart. ~ Lillie Devereux Blake

Novell has the necessary resources to be a much more profitable enterprise but it currently lacks the vision, strategy and execution to produce respectable returns. ~ Maynard James Keenan

In my experience, anyone can paint if he doesn't have to. ~ Beatrice Lillie

Shows are really strange. Sometimes you really don't know what to expect. ~ Maynard James Keenan